About Best Google Search Hacks

If you are not familiar with what they are, they simply use wildcards such as “+”, “-“, “*” etc.

+: include both terms

Surround your query with double quotes: search for exact phrase

– : to exclude the term on the right

|: denotes “or” meaning either of them etc.

2. Site-specific searches:

By adding site:<domain_name1> | <domain_name2> | … and so on, you can point Google to these specific sites for giving the result. For example, if you want to search for an Iphone on Techlife website, type: Iphone site:techlife.net

3. Dictionary definition:

Simply add the keyword “define” before the term and hit enter. Voila! You get definition along with links to more websites for further information.

4. Advanced Image Searches:

Additional tools are given in Google images at the top to look for the exact type of images by applying filters of different types.

5. Cached Pages:

Google caches most of the pages, so whenever a website is down, simple search your website by adding “cache:” keyword. For example, cache:techlife.net.

6. File Types:

Google can look for exact file type as well. All you need to do is add the file type keyword. For example: “<Query> filetype:doc “ and you will get the results with Microsoft Word documents.

7. Cinema Listings:

Type “Showtimes” and hit enter. You get the complete schedule of movies at your local cinemas. Or simply add location to expand search results

8. Knowledge Graph:

This feature allows you to ask anything, and it will give you a nice interface for additional information and possible searches.

9. Search tricks:

If you want to look up music on Google: -inurl:intitle:(.mp3) “song_name”

If you want to look up a book: -inurl:intitle:(.doc|.pdf|.chm) “book_name”

If you want to look up torrent file: filetype:torrent “file_name

10. Webcam views:

Search for “inurl:view/view.shtml” and you can see lots of webcam view from around the world.

11. Location of Flights:

You can get the exact location of flights by simply entering the flight number in the search box.

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